[Economic Report of the President (2004)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-46.--Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1959-2003
[Thousands of persons; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Goods-producing industries                  Service-providing industries
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Manufacturing                         Trade,
Natural           ------------------------------             transportation,
Year or month                       Total                re-      Con-                          Non-               and utilities \1\
Total    sources   struc-             Dura ble    dura-     Total  -------------------
and      tion      Total     goods      ble                         Retail
mining                                   goods               Total     trade
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1959................................................    53,374    19,163       789     3,050    15,325     8,988     6,337    34,211    10,960     5,453

1960................................................    54,296    19,182       771     2,973    15,438     9,071     6,367    35,114    11,147     5,589
1961................................................    54,105    18,647       728     2,908    15,011     8,711     6,300    35,458    11,040     5,560
1962................................................    55,659    19,203       709     2,997    15,498     9,099     6,399    36,455    11,215     5,672
1963................................................    56,764    19,385       694     3,060    15,631     9,226     6,405    37,379    11,367     5,781
1964................................................    58,391    19,733       697     3,148    15,888     9,414     6,474    38,658    11,677     5,977
1965................................................    60,874    20,595       694     3,284    16,617     9,973     6,644    40,279    12,139     6,262
1966................................................    64,020    21,740       690     3,371    17,680    10,803     6,878    42,280    12,611     6,530
1967................................................    65,931    21,882       679     3,305    17,897    10,952     6,945    44,049    12,950     6,711
1968................................................    68,023    22,292       671     3,410    18,211    11,137     7,074    45,731    13,334     6,977
1969................................................    70,512    22,893       683     3,637    18,573    11,396     7,177    47,619    13,853     7,295

1970................................................    71,006    22,179       677     3,654    17,848    10,762     7,086    48,827    14,144     7,463
1971................................................    71,335    21,602       658     3,770    17,174    10,229     6,944    49,734    14,318     7,657
1972................................................    73,798    22,299       672     3,957    17,669    10,630     7,039    51,499    14,788     8,038
1973................................................    76,912    23,450       693     4,167    18,589    11,414     7,176    53,462    15,349     8,371
1974................................................    78,389    23,364       755     4,095    18,514    11,432     7,082    55,025    15,693     8,536
1975................................................    77,069    21,318       802     3,608    16,909    10,266     6,643    55,751    15,606     8,600
1976................................................    79,502    22,025       832     3,662    17,531    10,640     6,891    57,477    16,128     8,966
1977................................................    82,593    22,972       865     3,940    18,167    11,132     7,035    59,620    16,765     9,359
1978................................................    86,826    24,156       902     4,322    18,932    11,770     7,162    62,670    17,658     9,879
1979................................................    89,932    24,997     1,008     4,562    19,426    12,220     7,206    64,935    18,303    10,180

1980................................................    90,528    24,263     1,077     4,454    18,733    11,679     7,054    66,265    18,413    10,244
1981................................................    91,289    24,118     1,180     4,304    18,634    11,611     7,023    67,172    18,604    10,364
1982................................................    89,677    22,550     1,163     4,024    17,363    10,610     6,753    67,127    18,457    10,372
1983................................................    90,280    22,110       997     4,065    17,048    10,326     6,722    68,171    18,668    10,635
1984................................................    94,530    23,435     1,014     4,501    17,920    11,050     6,870    71,095    19,653    11,223
1985................................................    97,511    23,585       974     4,793    17,819    11,034     6,784    73,926    20,379    11,733
1986................................................    99,474    23,318       829     4,937    17,552    10,795     6,757    76,156    20,795    12,078
1987................................................   102,088    23,470       771     5,090    17,609    10,767     6,842    78,618    21,302    12,419
1988................................................   105,345    23,909       770     5,233    17,906    10,969     6,938    81,436    21,974    12,808
1989................................................   108,014    24,045       750     5,309    17,985    11,004     6,981    83,969    22,510    13,108

1990................................................   109,487    23,723       765     5,263    17,695    10,736     6,959    85,764    22,666    13,182
1991................................................   108,374    22,588       739     4,780    17,068    10,219     6,849    85,787    22,281    12,896
1992................................................   108,726    22,095       689     4,608    16,799     9,945     6,854    86,631    22,125    12,828
1993................................................   110,844    22,219       666     4,779    16,774     9,900     6,873    88,625    22,378    13,021
1994................................................   114,291    22,774       659     5,095    17,021    10,131     6,890    91,517    23,128    13,491
1995................................................   117,298    23,156       641     5,274    17,241    10,372     6,869    94,142    23,834    13,897
1996................................................   119,708    23,410       637     5,536    17,237    10,485     6,752    96,299    24,239    14,143
1997................................................   122,776    23,886       654     5,813    17,419    10,704     6,716    98,890    24,700    14,389
1998................................................   125,930    24,354       645     6,149    17,560    10,910     6,650   101,576    25,186    14,609
1999 ...............................................   128,993    24,465       598     6,545    17,322    10,830     6,492   104,528    25,771    14,970

2000................................................   131,785    24,649       599     6,787    17,263    10,876     6,388   107,136    26,225    15,280
2001 ...............................................   131,826    23,873       606     6,826    16,441    10,335     6,107   107,952    25,983    15,239
2002 ...............................................   130,376    22,619       581     6,732    15,306     9,517     5,789   107,757    25,493    15,047
2003 p..............................................   130,045    22,064       566     6,797    14,701     9,093     5,608   107,981    25,266    14,976

2002: Jan...........................................   130,578    22,960       598     6,777    15,585     9,707     5,878   107,618    25,564    15,050
Feb...........................................   130,510    22,887       594     6,776    15,517     9,666     5,851   107,623    25,570    15,069
Mar...........................................   130,481    22,792       589     6,753    15,450     9,617     5,833   107,689    25,565    15,081
Apr...........................................   130,415    22,713       588     6.719    15,406     9,590     5,816   107,702    25,560    15,087
May...........................................   130,411    22,667       584     6,716    15,367     9,567     5,800   107,744    25,536    15,069
June..........................................   130,383    22,639       580     6,725    15,334     9,541     5,793   107,744    25,530    15,065

July..........................................   130,204    22,588       576     6,703    15,309     9,516     5,793   107,616    25,513    15,062
Aug...........................................   130,224    22,527       575     6,719    15,233     9,472     5,761   107,697    25,458    15,033
Sept..........................................   130,289    22,497       573     6,728    15,196     9,435     5,761   107,792    25,430    15,016
Oct...........................................   130,408    22,435       572     6,720    15,143     9,400     5,743   107,973    25,439    15,025
Nov...........................................   130,409    33,409       573     6,745    15,091     9,362     5,729   108,000    25,406    15,014
Dec...........................................   130,198    22,323       572     6,731    15,020     9,316     5,704   107,875    25,378    15,006

2003: Jan...........................................   130,356    22,288       568     6,738    14,982     9,282     5,700   108,068    25,376    15,009
Feb...........................................   130,235    22,191       569     6,700    14,922     9,236     5,686   108,044    25,346    14,987
Mar...........................................   130,084    22,159       565     6,720    14,874     9,203     5,671   107,925    25,338    14,995
Apr...........................................   130,062    22,119       564     6,760    14,795     9,147     5,648   107,943    25,321    15,000
May...........................................   129,986    22,098       566     6,786    14,746     9,114     5,632   107,888    25,282    14,979
June..........................................   129,903    22,061       569     6,800    14,692     9,081     5,611   107,842    25,238    14,964

July..........................................   129,846    22,001       566     6,804    14,631     9,034     5,597   107,845    25,211    14,958
Aug...........................................   129,881    21,982       565     6,825    14,592     9,018     5,574   107,899    25,217    14,975
Sept..........................................   129,980    21,978       564     6,841    14,573     9,010     5,563   108,002    25,243    14,987
Oct ..........................................   130,080    21,966       565     6,845    14,556     9,004     5,552   108,114    25,256    14,996
Nov p.........................................   130,123    21,954       565     6,859    14,530     9,001     5,529   108,169    25,236    14,969
Dec p.........................................   130,124    21,942       565     6,873    14,504     8,993     5,511   108,182    25,201    14,931
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\1\ Includes wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

Note.--Data in Tables B-46 and B-47 are based on reports from employing establishments and relate to full- and part-time wage and salary workers in
nonagricultural establishments who received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Not comparable with labor force
data (Tables B-35 through B-44), which include proprietors, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers, and

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Table B-46.--Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1959-2003--Continued
[Thousands of persons; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Service-providing industries--Continued
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Profes-                                                 Government
Year or month                               Finan-    sional    Educa-                         ---------------------------------------
Infor-     cial    and busi- tion and  Leisure and    Other
ma- tion   activi-     ness    health   hospitality  services    Total    Federal    State     Local
ties    services  services
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1959.............................................
1,718     2,454     3,591     2,822       3,365      1,107     8,192     2,342     1,484     4,366

1960.............................................     1,728     2,532     3,694     2,937       3,460      1,152     8,464     2,381     1,536     4,547
1961.............................................     1,693     2,590     3,744     3,030       3,468      1,188     8,706     2,391     1,607     4,708
1962.............................................     1,723     2,656     3,885     3,172       3,557      1,243     9,004     2,455     1,669     4,881
1963.............................................     1,735     2,731     3,990     3,288       3,639      1,288     9,341     2,473     1,747     5,121
1964.............................................     1,766     2,811     4,137     3,438       3,772      1,346     9,711     2,463     1,856     5,392
1965.............................................     1,824     2,878     4,306     3,587       3,951      1,404    10,191     2,495     1,996     5,700
1966.............................................     1,908     2,961     4,517     3,770       4,127      1,475    10,910     2,690     2,141     6,080
1967.............................................     1,955     3,087     4,720     3,986       4,269      1,558    11,525     2,852     2,302     6,371
1968.............................................     1,991     3,234     4,918     4,191       4,453      1,638    11,972     2,871     2,442     6,660
1969.............................................     2,048     3,404     5,156     4,428       4,670      1,731    12,330     2,893     2,533     6,904

1970.............................................     2,041     3,532     5,267     4,577       4,789      1,789    12,687     2,865     2,664     7,158
1971.............................................     2,009     3,651     5,328     4,675       4,914      1,827    13,012     2,828     2,747     7,437
1972.............................................     2,056     3,784     5,523     4,863       5,121      1,900    13,465     2,815     2,859     7,790
1973.............................................     2,135     3,920     5,774     5,092       5,341      1,990    13,862     2,794     2,923     8,146
1974.............................................     2,160     4,023     5,974     5,322       5,471      2,078    14,303     2,858     3,039     8,407
1975.............................................     2,061     4,047     6,034     5,497       5,544      2,144    14,820     2,882     3,179     8,758
1976.............................................     2,111     4,155     6,287     5,756       5,794      2,244    15,001     2,863     3,273     8,865
1977.............................................     2,185     4,348     6,587     6,052       6,065      2,359    15,258     2,859     3,377     9,023
1978.............................................     2,287     4,599     6,972     6,427       6,411      2,505    15,812     2,893     3,474     9,446
1979.............................................     2,375     4,843     7,312     6,767       6,631      2,637    16,068     2,894     3,541     9,633

1980.............................................     2,361     5,025     7,544     7,072       6,721      2,755    16,375     3,000     3,610     9,765
1981.............................................     2,382     5,163     7,782     7,357       6,840      2,865    16,180     2,922     3,640     9,619
1982.............................................     2,317     5,209     7,848     7,515       6,874      2,924    15,982     2,884     3,640     9,458
1983.............................................     2,253     5,334     8,039     7,766       7,078      3,021    16,011     2,915     3,662     9,434
1984.............................................     2,398     5,553     8,464     8,193       7,489      3,186    16,159     2,943     3,734     9,482
1985.............................................     2,437     5,815     8,871     8,657       7,869      3,366    16,533     3,014     3,832     9,687
1986.............................................     2,445     6,128     9,211     9,061       8,156      3,523    16,838     3,044     3,893     9,901
1987.............................................     2,507     6,385     9,608     9,515       8,446      3,699    17,156     3,089     3,967    10,100
1988.............................................     2,585     6,500    10,090    10,063       8,778      3,907    17,540     3,124     4,076    10,339
1989.............................................     2,622     6,562    10,555    10,616       9,062      4,116    17,927     3,136     4,182    10,609

1990.............................................     2,688     6,614    10,848    10,984       9,288      4,261    18,415     3,196     4,305    10,914
1991.............................................     2,677     6,558    10,714    11,506       9,256      4,249    18,545     3,110     4,355    11,081
1992.............................................     2,641     6,540    10,970    11,891       9,437      4,240    18,787     3,111     4,408    11,267
1993.............................................     2,668     6,709    11,495    12,303       9,732      4,350    18,989     3,063     4,488    11,438
1994.............................................     2,738     6,867    12,174    12,807      10,100      4,428    19,275     3,018     4,576    11,682
1995.............................................     2,843     6,827    12,844    13,289      10,501      4,572    19,432     2,949     4,635    11,849
1996.............................................     2,940     6,969    13,462    13,683      10,777      4,690    19,539     2,877     4,606    12,056
1997.............................................     3,084     7,178    14,335    14,087      11,018      4,825    19,664     2,806     4,582    12,276
1998.............................................     3,218     7,462    15,147    14,446      11,232      4,976    19,909     2,772     4,612    12,525
1999 ............................................     3,419     7,648    15,957    14,798      11,543      5,087    20,307     2,769     4,709    12,829

2000 ............................................     3,631     7,687    16,666    15,109      11,862      5,168    20,790     2,865     4,786    13,139
2001 ............................................     3,629     7,807    16,476    15,645      12,036      5,258    21,118     2,764     4,905    13,449
2002 ............................................     3,420     7,843    16,010    16,184      11,969      5,348    21,489     2,767     5,006    13,716
2003 p...........................................     3,286     7,959    16,063    16,526      12,062      5,319    21,500     2,755     4,949    13,796

2002: Jan........................................     3,492     7,836    16,030    15,968      12,002      5,341    21,385     2,755     5,009    13,621
Feb........................................     3,470     7,826    15,995    16,017      11,969      5,355    21,421     2,758     5,012    13,651
Mar........................................     3,454     7,823    16,013    16,057      11,966      5,364    21,447     2,755     5,019    13,673
Apr........................................     3,443     7,828    16,023    16,100      11,929      5,361    21,458     2,753     5,020    13,685
May........................................     3,434     7,825    16,035    16,130      11,922      5,358    21,504     2,780     5,023    13,701
June.......................................     3,424     7,830    16,026    16,183      11,904      5,355    21,492     2,779     5,019    13,694

July.......................................     3,410     7,830    15,973    16,194      11,918      5,330    21,448     2,761     5,015    13,672
Aug........................................     3,401     7,830    16,008    16,241      11,940      5,340    21,479     2,765     5,013    13,701
Sept.......................................     3,383     7,851    16,008    16,273      11,975      5,346    21,526     2,774     4,993    13,759
Oct........................................     3,392     7,872    16,036    16,315      12,032      5,343    21,544     2,781     4,984    13,779
Nov........................................     3,382     7,880    16,014    16,357      12,069      5,352    21,540     2,782     4,983    13,775
Dec........................................     3,353     7,889    15,972    16,373      12,019      5,335    21,556     2,778     4,984    13,794

2003: Jan........................................     3,328     7,902    16,015    16,405      12,132      5,334    21,576     2,786     4,974    13,816
Feb........................................     3,308     7,916    16,043    16,430      12,084      5,329    21,588     2,791     4,979    13,818
Mar........................................     3,305     7,930    15,980    16,452      12,050      5,323    21,547     2,789     4,958    13,800
Apr........................................     3,303     7,956    15,989    16,483      12,043      5,322    21,526     2,769     4,952    13,805
May........................................     3,294     7,971    16,002    16,509      12,026      5,320    21,484     2,761     4,941    13,782
June.......................................     3,285     7,972    16,006    16,503      12,039      5,323    21,476     2,749     4,925    13,802

July.......................................     3,278     7,981    16,063    16,487      12,051      5,316    21,458     2,747     4,920    13,791
Aug........................................     3,267     7,980    16,054    16,541      12,051      5,319    21,470     2,745     4,928    13,797
Sept.......................................     3,270     7,986    16,107    16,570      12,056      5,314    21,456     2,742     4,948    13,766
Oct .......................................     3,266     7,971    16,142    16,625      12,071      5,310    21,473     2,730     4,952    13,791
Nov p......................................     3,265     7,964    16,179    16,653      12,091      5,309    21,472     2,720     4,954    13,798
Dec p......................................     3,270     7,952    16,224    16,674      12,087      5,306    21,468     2,710     4,951    13,807
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Note (cont'd).--private household workers; which count persons as employed when they are not at work because of industrial disputes, bad weather, etc.,
even if they are not paid for the time off; which are based on a sample of the working-age population; and which count persons only once--as employed,
unemployed, or not in the labor force. In the data shown here, persons who work at more than one job are counted each time they appear on a payroll.
Establishment data for employment, hours, and earnings are classified based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
For further description and details see Employment and Earnings.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.